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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Toby Helm Political editor

Ignore ‘vicious’ social media criticism, Blair tells Starmer

Former Labour leader Tony Blair speaks with Sir Keir Starmer during the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change's conference in London in 2023.
Former Labour leader Tony Blair with Sir Keir Starmer during the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change's conference in London, 2023. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Tony Blair has urged Keir Starmer to ignore “vicious” social media platforms during his time as prime minister, saying that poring over the inevitable criticism that will rain down on him will trigger psychological problems.

“You know, you start scrolling through social media that’s written about you, it’s going to do your head in,” Blair says in an interview with the Observer’s chief political commentator, Andrew Rawnsley, about his new book, On Leadership, Lessons for the 21st century.

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